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perhaps sometimes anastomosing at a point), rapidly diverging, SC? connate, sometimes very shortly 
stalked, M! shortly (or very shortly) stalked. 
Early stages unknown. 
Not very sharply defined from the succeeding genus, though differing in a number of minor 
points; the convergence of characters is perhaps in part accidental, the facies being decidedly 
different. 
Type of the genus : /diochlora ophthalmicata (Moore) — TAalassodes ophthalmicata, Moore. 
Geographical distribution of species, — N. India. 
1. J. ophthalmicata (Moore). N. India. 
T halassodes ophthalmicata, Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. p. 637 (1867). 
Idiochlora ophthalmicata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 3, p. 105 (1896). 
I!7. GENUS METALLOCHLORA, WARREN 
Metallochlora. Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 3, p. 290 (1896). 
Chrysomphe. Warren, ibidem, p. 364 (1596). 
Cosmogonia. Warren, ibidem, Vol. 4, p. 210 (1897). 
Characters. — Face smooth. Palpus in cf moderate, in Q rather long, second joint with 
moderately appressed scales, third joint in cf short, in Q more or less elongate. Tongue present. 
Antenna in gf ciliated (often serrate, usually with fascicles, Fig. 14), 
in Q minutely ciliated. Pectus moderately hairy. Hindtibia in c dilated 
with hair-pencil, usually rather long and with a sheath nearly as in 7Teni- 
thea, in both sexes with all spurs. Abdomen usually with compact, glossy, 
usually metallic crests (bosses). Frenulum present in cf, from before basal 
expansion, wanting in Q. Forewing with costa arched, at least distally, 
apex acute, termen oblique, smooth, usually rather straight, cell less than 
one-half, DC incurved, SC! from cell, free, SC? sometimes stalked to 
Section of antenna 
ot MetallucAhlora (Cosmogonia) decorata, CIS 
etallucAMora (Cosmogonia) decorat, pev ong SC5, R! connate or short-stalked, M! usually short-stalked, some- 
Warren, 3. 
times connate or just separate; hindwing varied in shape, usually 
elbowed or tailed at R?, never strongly elongate tornally, cell short to very short, DC somewhat 
curved, C anastomosing with cell at a point near base, rapidly diverging, SC? stalked, R? very charac- 
teristic, M! stalked. c genitalia (section Cosmogonia) with uncus pointed, with socii of equal length, 
gnathos pointed, harpe with long, curved scobinated, clasper, vinculum with long lower arm, penis 
pestillate, with band of rounded cornuli ; evidently related to Hemit&ea. 
Early stages unknown. 
Type of the genus : Metallochlora meekt. N'airen, 
Geographical distribution of species. — Oceania, ? Madagascar. 
SEcTION Il. — Hindwing without long tail at R?, no hyaline patch at base; 
forewing with SC? variable (Me/allochlora, Warren) 1). 
t. M. meeki, Warren. Fergusson»Island. 
Metallochlora meeki, Warren. Novit. Zool. Vol. 3, p. 291 (1896). 
1) Probably embraces two or three sections, but we have not the material for an exhaustive revision. In £e£ra/ogAa and Zi»eata, which 
also have their distinctive shape and coloration, SC? arises after SC^; in the bright green »ui/rfurts-group it is normal. 
